Via Billboard (here and here):
It's bad enough when L.A. residents like Nicole Richie and Mel Gibson do stupid, somewhat criminal things like drive the wrong way down a freeway or operate a car while intoxicated with crazy amounts of both alcohol and anti-Semitism. But do stars from out-of-town who are visiting La La Land have to get all their bad behavior out here, further sullying this city's golden reputation? Apparently so.
Let's get updated: while leaving a party early Saturday morning, Brit singer James Blunt allegedly did a hit-and-run on someone's foot. Whether that person was a paparazzi who was swarming around the car to get a picture of Blunt and his girlfriend, supermodel Petra Nemcova, is unclear. (Actually, I'm hoping the photogs only really wanted a pic of Petra, as JB if one fugly, fugly dude, which brings up the question of why a hottie like Nemcova is even with him, but that's for another day.)
Not to be outdone in the realm of celeb foolishness (he rarely is), Diddy allegedly hit a guy in the face early Sunday morning (if people would just go to bed at a reasonable time, a lot of this stuff could be avoided) while partying at the Roosevelt Hotel. Diddy was, of course, in town for the Oscars. I'm guessing Blunt and Nemcova were too, although they would seem to have even less reason to be at the awards than Diddy, who at least has been in a couple of films.
On an editorial note, I live within a stone's throw of the Kodak Theater. Contrary to the glitz and glam on display to billions worldwide Sunday night, it's not a great neighborhood at all. Gang members, drug dealers, hookers--oh yeah, we've got 'em. There's plenty of enough crime around already. Can the Oscars be held somewhere else next year?